I’m presenting two views of these to see which you prefer. Both were done as stacks, though little was gained in the first version in the flowers, though it did make a couple of the leaves sharper.
Which composition appeals to you the most and, if you can, why?
Pertinent technical details or techniques:
5DIII, EF180 f/3.5 Macro, tripod with ballhead, first series at f/14, 1/50, iso 1000; second series at f/16, 1/80, iso 1000. Both stacked in Helicon Focus with further processing in LR & PS CC. Taken yesterday at 9:05 am in a break from the blowing mist that dominated the morning. These were in a mixed Oak/Fir woodland and pretty sheltered.
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Dennis: I like both but much prefer the second. From that POV the spent flower is masked for the most part. In the first image I think it takes away from the scene. I might even be inclined to make it go away in the second frame just to clean up the comp a bit. Just my $.02 worth. Really nice stack work on both. >=))>
Thanks, Bill. I do have a version with it physically removed, but thought I’d go with these for now-maybe a mistake. I’ll add it when I next fire up the computer.
Lovely image - the repost. I loke the POV, stacking worked very well. The composition shows a nice flow and I like the space in front of the flower to the right. oof background is a plus.
I like the first version. It covers most of the stages of a life of a rose. Artistically, the last one will work if perfection is the goal. Well done…Jim
